She Shall Have Colour

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 133, 18 March 1939, Page 7

She Shall Have Colour

JpEELINCr that the world needed cheerA ing up t s 'it, I have Been searching round for colour schemes in clothes which may, perhaps, have the desired effect, says an English correspondent. And I have found them—rich and glowing in different shades, and dignified and distinguished with our favourite black, night blue, or deep misty purple as the basis. briefly, here are some I noted—a green and brown plaid frock, with a slightly swinging skirt,. no belt, but * the new firmly fitted corselet from bust to below the waist. You would be surprised, Ly the way, at the slender line: produced by the corselet-providing you wear the foundation, and foundations are being specially mdde for it, so there’s no excuse for failure. The jaunty plaid dress, which Glenny calls “Scots Lass,” is accomplished by an equally jaunty plain green jacket. \ Another fitted dress in a shade of brown, with a green tinge in it. worn with a s grey checked jacket. All the seams of the jacket are emphasised by narrow bands of the dress material tapered down into smart darts. Still on green,' you can choose a neat suit in a deep tone, and have the bolero line introduced on the bodice by means ojf red piping. Remember when red and green produced the alliance of the season? The colours are still linked together and, iii this ensemble, are accompanied by a coat repeating the two, intermingled with grey, in a blurred check design. More daring fs the kind of jockey impression conveyed by a jacket worked in two distinct colours—wine and green in broad vertical panels—worn with a shit frock in the same shades blended

Daring Jockey Scheme

■ in a small check pattern. ; Although not brightly : coloured, a model christened “Gold, Standard”, is worth considering When, you ,'want to go gky; '* ,The frock is a simple one for wear iri the afternoon, the yoked bodice slightly, pouched and finished with a small upstanding .collar, the .waist.trimly belted, and the sleeves ending at the, elbows. It , gets its . flash of brightness from the. shilling; size gold, dame sp6ts; which are rather thickly • sprinkled on • the bodice, appear in a 7 single line on the belt, .and again in a. single dine towards the hem of the skirt/ ■ I love the gold Spots idea; It’s but pot garish.. Night blue, too,- lends itself to bright ideas as, for example, a'bice little frock made with the corselet bodice, the corselet part sewn closely with rojPal blue paillettes. The,' glittering trifles lookgrand on the dull background', and their gaiety contrasts piiquantly with, the severe- high collar arid long sleeves of the, dress.• .. Dresses -to, wear from six o’clock onwards are important in .all the. fashion houses'. Some of, those labelled .“dinner suit” might be ordinary walking outfits, except that the skirts are ground length, for : they are made! in such serviceable materials "as flannel, fine, cloth, and wool that ipdksl rather likethin tv/eed/ The bodices , are. bi|h : to . the ' throat, while coats vary front . those cut tin masculine dinner jacket fashion to. the merest wisps of boleros.' ' / . • , . Rather less sevfcre is a. inode' in yellCw flannel, which 'has: jet.embroideries giving a-bolero outline, on the' bodice and a similar 'gleaming .black band low on the skirt. Another, in lacquer red, is lavishly applique with gold leather arid blue cloth. Skirts of - most “dinner; are - tight, and some are, slit in front almost to the knees, in the. directoire ma ner. And almost every bodice “zipps” up the back, to leave the front plain, or as an uncomplicated background fo- any adornment there may be. I commend the “dinner suits” to women. whose dresr allowances are limited because, without the. jackets or boleros, they easily turn into quite charming evening frocks proper. A large number of dance dresses this season are -riiade with corsages coming up to the throat in front' though the backs may be slit almost to the waist in a deep and narrow V. So a dinner-cum-dance i ensetnble is both economical and fashionable. Talking of high fronts Tor evenin'; frocks; arid getting away from' colour for the moment, Glenny does a lovelything in what is called “crepe amusaid,” in black, with long, sleeves ■ puffed at, the tops, the fitted, coriselet' effect riientidnefi,; and beneath that tight- swathing in five folds. The back of the , bodice-is cut i<. a low V, and there is the übiquitous “zipp” fastening. And I must tell you about the black velvet model, with a deep-yoke of. striped red and black; velvet, which ex-. tends also along the tops of the long, fyl 1 ; sleeves, 'arid fastens with red' buttons. .And about; another—this time for “grand” evening /occasions— which has a full skirt ’sprinkled. ■ with ’ .coloured raiU'ette- posies,, each, cluster of shimmering flo.yvefs“tied” v With..liflje ) '.red beads, embroidered on to tire background \ to. look like strings twisted into bows. Grinqlines ,may- have' as many as . five or sik;.ho6psto. kfeep • tlierri' in . the way they! should; gc,; qr . there may: be accouplo. of . stiffeners' .-towards the Them only, ’..w | which; case you have •.to. learn: the “glide ? ? walk; which is - necessary ■,to. give full

effect to the line. You get an illustra-j tion in a very full black lace crinoline j skirt, -with a broad panel of V - ck velvet! running down the front. The bodice—; what there is ,of it—is also black velvet, ' and there are ,; o shoulder straps, this : being one of the heart-shaped corsages] kept up by faith arid bones. Round the hips, are three narrow lines of folded! velvet.. ... '• ,| Again the picturesque note! is demon-j strated in a white slipper satin model,! on the hooped skirt of which are three! not very , full frills of wide black shadow! : lace topped with black Sequin bows. The * low-cut bodice has a festoon, frill of ! similar . lace ■ falling beneath a narrow j black sequin band. ■;-/ " > • A pale green'faille.'frock has a deep; V corsage, in front, .outlined with a’;couple of black , ostrich feathers. arid the[ head-dress .taker up the feathery theme. - Something else for evening. It might; have stepped straight out of one of the j musical comedie , v/e usedit.to love, The’, ensemble comprises.' a silver lame gow'p,; qriite severely and beautifully -Greek in; inspiration, worn berieath a rich blue: full length cloak' attached, to a deep; shoulder yoke worked with silver broideries. :; v '‘; ; . * • •! :